Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-21
TWELVE BOLD ROBBERS.
How the Texas Train Was Robbed-D'
tails by a Passenger.

How the Texas Train Was Robbed-De-
tails by Passenger.
WACO, TEX, May 2O.-Passengers on the
Missouri Pacific train, which arrived here
yesterday, give the following particulars of
train robbery on the International and
Great Northern Railroad, at Mcneil sta
tion, fifteen miles from Austin:
Twelve mounted men did the work, and
they went at it with so much system, and
their plans worked so well that they Sc
cured large amount Of money from the
Pacific Express Company.
Mr. c. w. White, of Waco, who was
passenger on the train, says: The train
left Austin for Waco on time, and when it
pulled UP at Mcneil station, which is at
the crossing OF the Austin and Northwest
ern road, it was found that the agent and
two gentlemen who intended to take pas
sage on the Missouri Pacific train were in
charge OF twelve robbers, who had come to
the station well mounted and armed. They
rolled log in front of the engine, and the
engineer and firemen were guarded by
some of them, while the Others proceeded
to tire into the top OF the cars on the train.
The passengers were told that If they kept
quiet they would not be mOlested, and
they kept quiet. The robbers fired about
100 shots within the coaches to help keep
up the quietness of the passengers.
"Mr Henry Lauda, of San AntoiO, was
shot in the hand. 4 brakeman named
- nd ya1 hy a
bullet. The robbers made for the express
car, which was in charge of \. j. North
acker, and demanded that he open 1T. He
refused to obey their command, and they
then broke open the car door and knocked
the expressman down. The safe was
broken open and robbed. How much
Honey they got no one seems 10 know.
The amount has been variously estimated
at from $2l, 900 to $55, 000."
Mr.. White says the expressman would
not or could not tell the amount of money
that had been taken. He said to Mr.
White: "When l saw the fellows start
out with the silver, which was bulky
package, thought l was safe, but when
they returned and commenced looking tor
the currency knew it was all up with
me-"
1t is to be supposed from these remarks
that the robbers secured a large amount of
money. After the robbers had secured
the doodle" they told the train men to
roll the log off the track and they could 60
on. Mr.. White, before leaving the station,
had talk with the agent, whose name is
S. K. Ely. Mr. Ely says the men came to
the station unmasked and took him and
two other men in charge. One of the men
was J. b. Bingham, who halls from Bir-
mingham, Ala. He was relieved of a gold
watch and chain. The robbers took the
three men, placed them in a box car,
closed the door and put a guard over them.
Mr.. White says he asked the agent what
kind of looking men they we're, and he
told him that they looked like border
ruffians. They were well armed and
seemed to understand their business very
thoroughly. After robbing the train they
mounted their horses and rode away. The
train was delayed only about half an hour
aud came on north. When it arrived at
Waco, NOrthaker, the express man, was
weak from the loss of blood and the effects
OF the blows he received from the robbers,
but he continued on his run to Dennison.
The conductor, engineer and fireman who
were on the train which was robbed
changed at Tyler, and their names were
not learned.